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Cindy Hickey speaks about her son's detainment in Iran

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Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal
In this May 20, 2010, file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. The mothers of three Americans detained on Iran since last July 31, are again pleading for their release as the one-year anniversary of their capture approaches. The mothers on Thursday July 15, 2010 released a letter they sent to the head of Iran's judiciary.
AP Photo/Press TV, File

A court hearing over the weekend in Iran is giving the families of the US hikers held there some hope.

Shane Bauer of Minnesota and his friend John Fattal are scheduled for a final hearing Sunday.

That's two years to the day since their arrest. They were detained while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border. Also arrested was Bauer's fiance, Sarah Shourd, who was released in September 2010. The two men continue to be held on charges of espionage.

Cindy Hickey, Bauer's mother, remains hopeful of a resolution this weekend. She speaks from Pine City with MPR about developments in the case.

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Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, Josh Fattal
In this May 20, 2010, file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. The mothers of three Americans detained on Iran since last July 31, are again pleading for their release as the one-year anniversary of their capture approaches. The mothers on Thursday July 15, 2010 released a letter they sent to the head of Iran's judiciary.
AP Photo/Press TV, File